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Understanding Adolescent Stress Biology in Naturalistic Settings:
The role of Race-Based Stressors and Strengths
In this talk Dr. Adam will summarize her past research focused on identifying factors in the everyday lives of adolescents that activate and alter the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, as measured with salivary cortisol, and the implications of alterations in HPA-axis functioning for youth emotional and physical health. Adam’s past research revealed racial/ethnic disparities in stress exposure and stress biology, suggesting a potential mechanism contributing to racial/ethnic disparities in health and academic attainment. Adam will also describe her recent theoretical models and current program of research aimed at both understanding and reducing the impact of race-based stress, including racial/ethnic discrimination, on youth stress biology and developmental outcomes.
